Tutkimus Euroopan yhteisön tavaramerkkien ja mallien harmonisointivirastolta: €1.4 billion lost every year across the EU due to fake toys and games
OHIM: €1.4 billion lost every year across the EU due to fake toys and games Toys and games manufacturers across the EU lose approximately €1.4 billion each year due to the presence of counterfeit products in the market. A new report from the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM), the EU ́s largest intellectual property agency, reveals that 12.3% of sales in the EU toys and games sector is lostdue to counterfeiting. Those lost sales translate into 6,150 jobs, as legitimate manufacturers employ fewer people than they would have done in the absence of counterfeiting. The